Some recent competition successes by John’s pupils:
- Royal Overseas League- Louisa Breen – Winner Keyboard Section
- Concours Flame, Paris – Lucille Raynal – First Prize
- Citta di Padova International Competition, Italy – Ning Hui See – Winner
- Tel Hai International Competition, Israel – Daniel Evans – Second Prize
- Sevenaoks Young Musician Competition – Grace Dong – Winner
- Newport International Virtuosi Competition, USA – Lucille Raynal- First Prize
- RCM Hopkinson Silver Medal and Peter Wallfisch Prizce – Grace Dong
- Cesar Franck International Competition, Belgium – Ning Hui See – Second Prize
- Tunbridge Wells Int Music Competition – Sejin Yoon – winner
- Bromsgrove International Competition – Brian Low- Jury Prize
- RCM Esther Fisher Prize – Grace Dong
- Ricard Vines Piano Competition, Spain – Lucille Raynal – Second Prize
- Moray International Competition- Freddie Bager- First prize and Gold Medal
- Taunton Young Musican Competition – Lucille Raynal -Second Prize
- American Protege International Competition – Lulwa Al Shamlan – Second Prize
- Franz Liszt Centre Int Competition – Sejin Yoon – First prize
- BBC Young Musician Keyboard section winner and concerto finalist – Julien Cheriyan
- BBC Young Musician Keyboard section finalists – Sejin Yoon (2020) Ning Hui See ( 2014), Victor Lim (2012) Freddie Bager (2010) David Secchi (2006) Otis Beasley (2004)
- Sevenoaks Young Musician – Ning Hui See – Winner
- Haverhill Sinfonia Competition – Louisa Breen – Winner
- Moray International Piano Competition 2013 – Second prize and Silver Medal – Ning Hui See
- EPTA Piano Competition – Winner – Cyrus Cheng
- Milano Piano Talents, Italy – Lucille Raynal – First Prize
- Intercollegiate Beethoven Competition – David Secchi -Winner
- Taunton Junior Musician – Lucille Raynal – Winner
- EPTA Piano Competition – Ning Hui See – Second Prize
- RCM Chappell Gold Medal – Louisa Breen – Winner
- Sevenoaks Young Musician – Julien Cheriyan – Winner
- RCM Chappell Gold Medal – Ning Hui See – Esther Fisher Prize
- Taunton Young Musician – Edward Creed- Winner
- Brant International Competition – Lynn Kang – Third Prize
- Moray International Competition – Victor Lim -Second Prize and Silver Medal
- Gregynog Young Musician – Nurry Lee – Winner Piano Section
- RCM Chappell Gold Medal – Haijie Wang – Winner
- Sevenoaks Young Musician – Daniel Evans – Second Prize
- Audi Junior Musician – Concerto Finalist – Daniel Hill
- EPTA Piano Competition – Haijie Wang – Second prize
- Singapore International Competition – Lynn Kang – Third Prize
- Dudley International Competition – Haijie Wang – Semifinalist
- Intercollegiate Beethoven Competition – Lee Jae Phang – Second Prize
- RCM Beethoven Competition – David Secchi – Winner
- ABRSM Gold Medallist – Daniel Hill
- WCS Concerto Competition Winners- Otis Beasley, Frederic Bager, Hugo Chen, Lee Jae Phang, Daniel Evans, Nurry Lee, Brian Low, Nikita Burzanitsa, Tianlang Zhou, David Secchi, Max Li, Sejin Yoon, Julian Chan